Artist Biography:
Pato Banton grew up in Birmingham, England reggae singer/toaster Pato Banton (born Patrick Murray) made his
debut on the English Beat's third album, 1982's Special Beat Service, helping out Ranking Roger on the track
"Pato and Roger a Go Talk." Five years later, Banton returned with his debut solo release, Never Give In, which
featured backing by Birmingham's Studio Two house band and a guest appearance by Paul Shaffer; the album was
enlivened by Banton's comic vocal characterizations. An EP featuring several versions of the Never Give In track
"Pato and Roger Come Again" (another duet with Ranking Roger) appeared in 1988, followed the next year by the
full-length Visions of the World, which found Banton moving towards a poppier soul/reggae approach. 1990's Wize Up!
(No Compromize) contained Banton's first American college radio hit, a cover of the Police's "Spirits in the
Material World," as well as a duet with Steel Pulse's David Hinds on the title track.
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